Armenian chess players started with victories in Maia Chiburdanidze CupJune 6, 2009 - 19:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess players WGM Lilit Mkrtchyan, WGM Lilit Galoyan and IM Siranush Andreasyan conquered the field in the first round of the international chess tournament of Maia Chiburdanidze to. All three representatives of Armenia defeated Georgian chess players and after first meetings share 1 to 29 places of the tournament table. In the second round Lilit Mkrtchyan and Lilit Galoyan will pit their skill against Georgian chess players Sofico Tereladze and Titatin Beridze respectively, Siranush Andreasyan will paly with Romanian Adina-Maria Khamduchi. This tournament will be by Swiss System and have 9 rounds. Time control: 1 hour 30 minutes by the end of the game with additional 30 seconds for every move. Tournament prize fund is USD16 800. The winner will receive USD 5000 and Maia Chiburdanidze Cup, for the second place - USD 4000, for the third place - USD 3000. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |